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Master Food Preserver SLO/SB Counties: Article

How to Harvest and Freeze Fava Beans

September 21, 2020
Fava beans, or broad beans, are one of the oldest know cultivated plants carbon dated to over 10,000 years ago according to research published in an online paper in the journal of Scientific Reports.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

What's That Egg?

September 21, 2020
By Ben A Faber
I recently got a request for the id of an insect egg from a Santa Barbara PCA. I didnt have a clue, so sent it on to David Haviland, a CE entomolgy advisor in Kern Co.
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Spill the Beans: Article

Fungus - Clathus ruber

September 21, 2020
Worlds Within Worlds in Our Gardens by Jane Berger Come up front when you're finished back here, said my husband Thom. I want you to take a look at something. I've never seen anything like it.
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IGIS: Article

DroneCamp 2020 Recordings Released

September 19, 2020
By Andy Lyons
ONLINE In June 2020, IGIS hosted the 4th annual DroneCamp in collaboration with CSU Monterey Bay, the UC Unmanned Aircraft System Safety office, and Monterey Bay DART.
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Nice presentation of the berries, note the small calyx.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Chocolate Covered Strawberries!

September 19, 2020
By Mark P Bolda
A very special friend of our family celebrated an important birthday this past week, and brought over two of the chocolate covered strawberries she received as a present on this big day.
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A honey bee nectaring on African blue basil blossoms is unaware that on the other side, camouflaged and hidden in the shadows, is a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Honey Bee and the Praying Mantis

September 18, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So I'm a praying mantis and being a top-notch real estate developer, I've located the best place in the pollinator garden. I have acquired the proper plans and permits to orchestrate complete control over the property. Ah, the fragrance of the African blue basil. The tasty nectar.
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Irrigation Blog: Article

Current orchard water status and August 31, 2020 CERES imagery

September 18, 2020
By Blake L Mccullough-Sanden, Blake L Mccullough-Sanden
PRESSURE BOMB COMPARISON ACROSS ALL FIELDS The above figure for 2020 shows that the non-saline Eastside and Westside fields are closer than they were for 2019 until the end of August. At this time the non-saline east field is showing the greatest stress at -14 bars.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Heat Stress Advice

September 18, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Can't Say It Often Enough Advice from Index Fresh POST HEAT TREE MANAGEMENT September 2020 HEAT STRESS Why are avocado trees so heat sensitive?
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